A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Due to the geography of the country, the Maldives’ most common and popular method of transportation is water. The islands are scattered throughout the nation and costly air transport isn’t a preferred option by many people. However, a safe and convenient sea transport vessel remains a concern for the people. And that’s why the Coast […]
The 42nd Asian Volleyball Confederation Board of Administration meeting, which was held online, concluded on 9th of October. “The meeting was very productive, the Asian Volleyball Leaders were very happy to meet, we discussed regarding the current unfortunate situation of the Pandemic and future of Volleyball,” stated the President of Volleyball Association of Maldives (VAM) Mohamed Latheef. Mohamed […]
Speaking on an episode of BBC and PATA’s Destination Insight webinar series, Tourism Minister Dr Abdulla Mausoom stated that the Maldives is expecting over 100,000 tourist arrivals for the remainder of 2020. Although the Maldives saw a huge decline in arrivals when the country first opened its borders on 15th July, the numbers have started to […]
Happy Market has opened a new outlet in K.Hulhumale, called the Happy Market Experience Centre. The store is to provide all the food and drink products offered by the company under one roof. The outlet was inaugurated on 10th October. CEO of Happy Market Ali Ihusan stated that the showroom will be extremely beneficial to […]
On the 4th of October, a group of 86 students from the Asian Academy of Aeronautics, based in Addu City, filed a petition against the flying school with the Maldives Civil Aviation Authority and Ministry of Higher Education regarding their concerns over the school. The Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA) was founded in 1991 and […]
Singapore-based airline SilkAir has announced the extension of their passenger flight schedules until the end of 2020, with flights to Malé in the Maldives to recommence from 1st December 2020. The operations are set to be served twice weekly by SilkAir from Singapore using the Boeing 737-800 from December. Tourism makes for a considerable percentage of […]
Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has launched a marketing campaign with several activities in South Korea to regain destination presence in the market and to increase arrivals from South Korea. Under the tagline ‘Rediscover Maldives’ MMPRC has launched an outdoor bus advertising campaign in Seoul, Rediscover Maldives online advertising and online promotion with […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said that the road to addressing mental wellbeing begins with the care and support of the whole community. He made this statement while speaking at the online global advocacy event – ‘The Big Event for Mental Health’ held by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Speaking at the event, President Solih […]
Dynamyst, a reputed content creation studio based in the Maldives is helping pave the way for the next level of digital marketing in Maldives tourism. After securing the market for aerial photography in the early stages, Dynamyst has been providing a variety of digital content creation services to an increasing list of clients. Now Dynamyst […]